Most "romanticized" professions in fiction
Police Detective
Attorney
Doctor
Anyone can name any others?
Criminal defense attorney. You've not researching the case and proving the client's innocence, you're "ensuring the client has a fair trial", that is, making sure that every loophole and nitpick in the case against your guilty client is laid out correctly.
Same for private detective, where you're going to be gathering evidence in divorce and disability cases, and usually working for the bad buy in the conflict. Yeah, I read a lot of murder mysteries...
Good 'ol Perry Mason may be the most romanticized of all. I like the show, but c'mon, not only does he get his innocent client off, he also finds the real killer! Every time! Back in a day when a lawyer was a much more prestigious profession than it is today!
shareI remember watching a Perry Mason episode where he was cross examining the killer and trying to force a confession out of him. It went something like this...
PM: You killed her didn't you !?
Killer: No I didn't.
PM: YES YOU DID ! YOU WERE ANGRY WITH HER AND YOU KILLED HER !
Killer: No I didn't.
PM: YES YOU DID !! YOU PICKED UP THE ASHTRAY AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD AND YOU KILLED HER !!!
Killer: Oh alright then. Yes I did.
Yeah, that may be the #1 romanticized profession, especially nowadays with public defenders having such massive caseloads that they barely have time to read the name of the person they're defending, much less anything about the case!
Another romanticized profession is that of artist. Most artists don't express their deepest souls or make a mark on history, they produce whatever will sell. And a great proportion of them are being supported by a spouse or family money.